Bleacher Report Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 52/100)

Bleacher Report forces binding arbitration, waives class action rights, and claims a perpetual, irrevocable license to all user-generated content.

Forced arbitration, class waiver, perpetual content license, and no liability.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
YES
Trains AI on your content
UNCLEAR
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 16 — Dispute Resolution

we each agree to resolve the dispute through binding arbitration or small claims court instead of in courts of general jurisdiction.

You cannot sue the company in court for most disputes; you must use private arbitration.

Section 4.2 — How Bleacher Report and other Users can use your content

you grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use... your User Content

The company can use, sell, or modify your posts forever, even after you delete your account.

Section 13 — Limitation of Liability

FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF (IN THE AGGREGATE) OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100)

The company limits its total financial responsibility to you to $100, regardless of the harm caused.

Section 1 — How we update these terms

Bleacher Report reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or replace this Agreement from time to time... Your continued use of the Services after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.

The company can change the rules at any time, and by continuing to use the app, you automatically agree to the new terms.

Section 14 — Termination

Bleacher Report may terminate or suspend the Service in whole or in part and/or your Bleacher Report account immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason or for no reason

The company can ban you or delete your account whenever they want, for any reason, without telling you why.

Section 14 — Termination

If you wish to terminate your Bleacher Report account, you may discontinue using the Service by sending an email message to [email protected]

You can request to delete your account by sending an email.

Last reviewed 2026-08-07 under rubric v3.5.

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